by Saravanakumar M | Aug 14, 2019 | Making of an editor
Among all inventions, very few impact our day-to-day lives as much as the Internet. It has made communication easier, simplified many complex processes and, last but not least, created umpteen resources to gain wide-ranging knowledge. No one could argue against that....
by Murugaraj | Jul 23, 2019 | Making of an editor, Management
She was somewhere in the middle of the thick woods. Alone. Directionless. Not sure about where to head, she panicked and started walking in a direction, following her gut instincts. After walking for a while, she was not sure whether she was in the right direction....
by Murugaraj | Jul 21, 2019 | Making of an editor, Management
I was meeting a bunch of youngsters who recently graduated and entered the corporate world. One simple question I asked was, “How many of you have received some feedback in the last month?” Their faces turned pale. I went to an experienced team member in...
by Saravanakumar M | Jul 7, 2019 | Copyediting, Grammar, Making of an editor
Have you ever felt the itch to rephrase a sentence starting with ‘and’ or ‘or’? If yes, well, you’ve got company, because I too had a belief that starting a sentence with ‘and’ or ‘or’ is ungrammatical. I thought...
by Sanjana Keerthi | Jun 24, 2019 | Copyediting, Making of an editor
Have you ever enjoyed a novel that turned out to be a smash hit like… say The Shining or IT and thought out loud “How wonderfully written this book is!” The answer is most likely “no”. The biggest compliment an author can receive is based on their immersive story...
by Sanjana Keerthi | Apr 23, 2019 | Book Reviews, Copyediting, Making of an editor, Punctuation
Punctuation can get tricky especially when it comes to deciphering what the author intends to say and what strokes or dots need to be used to enhance the structure and meaning of a sentence. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss, we discover how even the...
